O Gauge a “Blood Sport”
This paragraph from an article in the Edmonton Journal sums up the current state of affairs in the O Gauge industry:
Railroad companies are doing remarkably well everywhere but in miniature, Fortune Small Business (December) reports. "After years of placid tinkering in the basement, the model-train industry has become entangled in lawsuits alleging industrial espionage," the small-business magazine says. Suits and countersuits have flown back and forth among industry legend Lionel, MTH Electric Trains and industry marketer K-LINE Electric Trains.
"This used to be a gentleman’s business," Lionel CEO Jerry Calabrese told FSB. "But in the last decade it’s become very ugly." Author Neil Besougloff says an aging customer base, a supply glut and a technology arms race "have turned Uncle Fred’s hobby into a blood sport."
Read the entire Edmonton Journal article.
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